BREAKING NEWS from Total Buzz. The Western Center on Law and Poverty has filed a class action lawsuit against the County of Orange arguing that the recent job cuts implemented at the social service agency are unlawful because they create long…
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State Rep. Solorio Hosts Public Hearing on California & OC Economic Crisis
by Dan Chmielewski • • 1 Comment
Please join Assemblyman Jose Solorio, local elected officials Anaheim Councilmember Lorri Galloway, Garden Grove Councilmember Dina Nguyen, Irvine Mayor Pro Tem Larry Agran, Westminster School Boardmember Andrew Nguyen, and community leaders at a public hearing to discuss the effects of…
OCEA to County: See you in court!
by Chris Prevatt • • 1 Comment
Late Thursday afternoon OCEA informed County CEO Tom Mauk that they the employees union was taking the County to court over the layoffs. In a nutshell, the union is claiming that County managers have not met their contractual responsibility to…
Sometimes they just write it for me…
by Chris Prevatt • • 1 Comment
Wednesday evening I came across this headline on OCRegister.com: County managers take $4.4 million in cash perk. Register investigative reporter Tony Saavedra dug up the dirt on the $4,500 optional benefit perk County Managers get. It appears that the management perk…
It’s Official: County Execs don’t know what they’re doing!
by Chris Prevatt • • 1 Comment
More than one month ago Orange County executive managers, lead by CEO Tom Mauk, announced that more than 200 workers in the Social Services Agency (SSA) would be laid off because of budget shortfalls. On Monday, the layoff notifications went…
Moorlach The Distracter
by Chris Prevatt • • 9 Comments
On the very day 210 county workers who provide services to the most needy in the county were handed layoff notices, Board Chairman John Moorlach tried to distract attention yet again from his wasteful spending ways. After weeks of blistering…
Why not Chop at the Top, first?
by Chris Prevatt • • Comments Off
Orange County to lay off social service workers Dec. 29 The 210 employees who lose their jobs will get two weeks notice. County officials also prepare to proceed with more terminations. By Stuart Pfeifer – LA Times December 16, 2008…
